Cover Story: “Shadow Over Boston”

“I never believed that art is merely a form of expression. For me, it’s foremost a means of communication. With pictures, I speak to everyone, regardless of language,” says Eric Drooker, the artist behind the cover of our upcoming issue, “Shadow Over Boston.” Drooker recalled his first thoughts after hearing the news from Boston: “A bomb at a marathon, right at the finish line of a festive occasion—it seemed almost like a mixed metaphor, incongruous and absurd. Those are just the things that flashed through my head as I started painting.”